Arizona Unit 1:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. Part of bighorn sheep herd unit 01. 2026: 1 to 2 tags, 390 to 1,646 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 1
Unit 1Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
100%
Herd · 2025
45
rams / 100 ewes
Compare species at a glanceShow
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk47% drew
- Deer14% drew
- Turkey16% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
- Pronghorn2% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk0–100%
- Deer10–19%
- Turkey26–55%
- Bighorn sheep100%
- Pronghorn0–100%
Hardest draw in Unit 12026 draw
65012 tags, 1,646 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 4th hardest of 71 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 1
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6501 | Any ram · general bighorn sheep · Nov 1–Nov 30Unit Black River Hunt Area in Units 1 and 27 | 2 of 812 drew | 100% |
| 6502 | Any ram · general bighorn sheep · Oct 1–Oct 31Unit South Fork Hunt Area in Units 1 and 2B | 1 of 219 drew | 100% |
| 6503 | Any ram · general bighorn sheep · Nov 1–Nov 30Unit South Fork Hunt Area in Units 1 and 2B | 1 of 122 drew | 100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
Harvest success by hunt, 2021–2025
% success6501100%
100%
100%
100%
202120242025
6502100%
100%
100%
100%
202120242025
6503100%
100%
100%
100%
202120242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 01
Rams / 100 ewes 2025
45
Rams per 100 ewesRising
202320242025
Before you apply
- Points
- “Bonus points may be accrued for deer, antelope, elk, turkey, javelina, bighorn sheep, buffalo, and bear. In order to accrue a bonus point for a species, a valid application must be submitted into a drawing for that species and the application must be unsuccessful (not…”
- Deadline
- “The Department will accept Hunt Permit-tag Applications for big game listed above in early to mid-September”
- Tag fee
- “Bighorn Sheep & Pioneer One-Horned Bighorn Sheep Hunt Permit-tag 5 $313 $1,815 $313 $1,815”
- Application fee
- “prices shown include a $13 application fee per applicant for residents and a $15 application fee per applicant for non-residents.”
Rules for 2027.
Season dates · 2026
- 6501GENERAL BIGHORN SHEEPNov 1–Nov 30
- 6502GENERAL BIGHORN SHEEPOct 1–Oct 31
- 6503GENERAL BIGHORN SHEEPNov 1–Nov 30
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
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Members
Unit 1 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each bighorn sheep hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 1 · 6501
2 of 812 drew
Success100%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026